Wavy Tranquillity and Cinematic Vocals Carry ‘Only You’ by Srujanika Beyond Pop Convention –

Srujanika’s standout single, Only You, breezed onto the airwaves as a salve for the senses. The atmospherically emotive earworm is lush with the reverb of an 80s pop ballad and just as sultry as a 90s alt-indie-pop smoking gun of a single, polished off with the kind of wavy tranquillity that strips the weight right off your soul. It is a hit that leaves all the right marks, stretching itself across six minutes of slow-blooming intimacy with the confidence of an artist fully aware of the world she is building.

Her creative command is so clear that it shimmers through the extended single. Refusing to fall in line with past and present trends, Srujanika uses her vocals to drive the single forward, the trip-hop and leftfield-electronica-adjacent instrumentals following behind, swaying in the breeze of temperate soul, intimate lyricism and oceanic passion.

There is a rare kind of patience in Only You, the kind that lets desire breathe until it starts to feel elemental. The production glides, allowing her voice to hold the centre as synth-washed textures, shadowed percussion and glacial romanticism gather around it. Srujanika gives the track its emotional weather, pulling 80s gloss, 90s alt-pop smoke and future-facing electronic soul into a release that feels weightlessly immersive.

Stream Only You here.

Review by Amelia Vandergast